MEMO FROM ST/1 TO CHIEF, S/COM, SUBJ: POTENTIAL FOR INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION PERTAINING TO SOUTHEAST SINKIANG PROVINCE, DATED14 NOV 55, SECRET

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00527A000100010020-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 9, 1998
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: November 25, 1955
• Content Type: NOTES

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Chief, S '1/R
THRU : Chief, D/S
Chief , S/COM
25 iovember 1955
6 Requirement
aka from St/ to Chief, S/CO?N, sub j t Potential for Intelligence
Collection Pertaining to Southeast Sinkiang Province, dated lit Nov 55,
SEMI.
ackgro'
Developments in wireline conwinications have been progressing
rapidly in the Kashgar 'Su-fu) area. Kashgar is the terminus for
three major trails. The northern is known to have wirelines running
toward Alma-Ate. The western trail has a wireline at least part of
the way to Oeh, USSR. The southern trail is believed to have a wire-
uin to Gilgit in Je r,U-Kaal tr. ashgar in connected by wireline
ter: rumchi. Certain information indicates that either a road is planned
or being built between Rudo ,, Tibet, aid S hotan ( otien), Sinkiang.
I,,t is not known, h ver:, if wirelines are available alxng this road,
or `romp icash ,r along the northern border of Tibet to Ci ku3 c and
from there southeast to Lanehow or from Cuaa (Pishan), southeast of
: az h gar to Leh o Jammu-i ashmire. (S Z,%?T )
ite iuirea nt
1.
.'hat are the wireline routes in this area from i ashgar?
2.
inhen were these wirelines built?
Have they been improved?
3.
bow many wires are there on the
soles?
4.
Who can use the wirelines?
5.
What are the rates for sending messages or making telephone
25X1A9a
25X1A9a
S/CONN::djr (23 November 1955)
Distribution
0 & 1 - Addressee
1 - D/S ,/
2 - S/COM
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